Posts tagged with 'washington'

Prison Inmates' Work Under Fire

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 13 2008 09:30 AM | PERMALINK

A great story surfaced this morning out of Glen Falls, NY where correctional officers are rallying to protect their inmates' right to work:

WILTON -- Correctional officers will rally today in opposition to the proposed closing of Camp McGregor, a minimum security section of the McGregor Correctional Facility in Wilton.

The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, along with local officials, will meet at 3 p.m. at the 1000 McGregor Road site to protest the proposed closing,...
TPMtv: Potomac Primary Preview

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, FEBRUARY 12 2008 05:18 PM | PERMALINK

Potomac Primary Preview

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: The Potomac Primary (Maryland, DC and Virginia) is today. And we'll start reporting live results here at 7 PM Eastern. If you want to know what to expect and what the surprises might be, we've got it all in today's Potomac Primary Preview episode of TPMtv.
Obama Wins Nebraska, Washington State

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 09 2008 09:02 PM | PERMALINK

Big wins tonight for Obama in Nebraska and Washington. AP:

Sen. Barack Obama won caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state and battled Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Louisiana primary Saturday night in a bid to chip away at her slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Obama was winning nearly 70 percent support in Nebraska, compared with 31 percent for Clinton, in caucuses with 24 delegates at stake.

He also had 67 percent support in Washington...
TPM TV: April 16, 2007

POSTED BY , APRIL 16 2007 02:35 PM | PERMALINK

Special TPM Gonzales Testimony Prep Session.